Introduction

Thank you for purchasing our product! We are very glad that you have decided on our Motive WordPress Theme.

This documentation will help you to set up and use the Motive WordPress Theme. The theme is very easy to use and we are here to guide and help you, so please read and follow the documentation, if there are some other issues you want to discuss then do not hesitate to contact us on support@teslathemes.com. This documentation is more of a reference work if you do not know what to do, or if you are not familiar to WordPress.

Please read the following very carefully as it will help you set the theme up, we have gone through the setup process multiple times and provided the best possible instructions.

We strongly recommend you to use a fresh install of WordPress and integrate your content into the pages according to the documentation. Of course, you can try to implement the theme into your current WordPress, but we will not provide in-depth support for it. The theme has specific settings that may conflict with your current setup of categories, plugins, javascript use, and more.

We wish you good luck in your work with Motive WordPress Theme, and of course we would love to see your website and what you come up with by using this theme.

The theme is very easy to use and we are here to guide and help you, so please read and follow the instructions and if you have further questions write us a email support@teslathemes.com. This documentation is more of a reference work if you do not know what to do and need a better understanding on how the template is built write us an email.

Note: You can click on small images to zoom in and then move the mouse to the position you need.

Note: If you can't get passed the file upload limit and/or if you get an error message mentioning exhausted memory size or something in those lines, you could try to increase that limit by adding to the "wp-config.php" the following line of code:

define('WP_MEMORY_LIMIT', '64M');

Option B

Uploading directly to the Server:

Download the theme archive, Motive.zip

Unzip the theme archive

Find the installation folder, Motive

Connect to your server via FTP or any other way that will allow you to explore and upload files directly.

Navigate to your WP Installation Folder/wp-content/themes/

Upload the Motive folder here.

If everything went well in Option A or B, the theme should appear under Appearance → Themes like shown below:

Then, when prompted activate the theme. Or go to Appearance->Themes and press the Activate button next to the theme.

Now you are ready to customize your theme.

Blog & Front Pages

Create a page that will serve as homepage - In WordPress admin panel under Pages → Add New, name it for example "Front Page Default". Also, select "Home" as the template used by the page.

Create a page that will serve as the archive page of blog posts - In WordPress admin panel under Pages → Add New, name it for example "Blog". Make sure that the permalink slug is "blog" only. Also, select "Default Template" as the template used by the page.

Choose your posts page from the drop-down menu. It should be the "Blog" page we have just created.

Your page should look something like:

Tesla Framework

All our themes are powered by Tesla Framework ( Tesla Framework Tour ), a powerful administration tool that comprises all our great features and allows you to easily customize the look and functionality of your theme, without advanced knowledge of programming. It gives you the possibility to customize and manage your theme settings from a dedicated area within your WordPress Admin. Tesla Framework works smoothly, is intuitive and easy to use, once you install one of our themes you will be able to personalize its logo, site background and color, SEO options, social media networks and more; all from one place.

Our Framework is in continuous development and improvement process, we are working hard to provide you an easy administration tool, and we're guided by the latest UX trends and new technologies.

To personalize your theme you need to follow the instructions below.

Note: Options will vary from theme to theme depending on their features.

General Settings

Use these settings to customize the logo,favicon and to insert custom css.

Site Colors

Use these settings to change available theme colors and background image.

Typography

Use these settings to change available theme typography (fonts and colors).

SEO & Socials

Choose what social share platforms to be used on single post pages and in footer/header. Also you can insert a tracking code that will be appended in the body of your website.

Contact Info

Additional Options

This section of the framework differs the most from theme to theme. Most of the settings have descriptions or are pretty self explanatory, so please try to play with them before asking for support :) .

Note: Fields left blank will not apear.

Here is an example on the Motive's 404 error page with the colors corresponding to the image above.

Note: You can enhace your "Page Title" and "404 Message" using HTML tags.

Footer Style 1 ( close version ).

Footer Style 1 ( open version ).

Footer Style 2 ( close version ).

Footer Style 2 ( open version ).

Here is an example of Related Posts from the Blog Page with the colors corresponding to the image above.

Subscription

If you use the subscribe for on your project, all incoming data will be showed in thie section.

On this tab you can view / export / clear the list of subscribers. This will work only if you use our subscription widget / shortcode / template.

Export/Import Options

Warning ! We recommend that you carefully read all of the information, below, before using any of the features of Export/Import Options. It is highly recommended that you perform a backup of your theme by using the Export Options button, and then saving the file to a safe location, before proceeding with any of the other options located here. If you use the built in Export Options feature to create a backup, Tesla Themes Support can assist with any issues that you may encounter. If you use a third party backup product, i.e., plugin, you will need to contact the plugin vendor for assistance.

Clear Options: Restores all the inputs to default values. You will lose all customization made in the theme options tabs.“USE WITH CAUTION.”

Import Demo Options: Imports the options predefined by our developers as seen on demo page.

Note: Importing demo options will not make your website look entirely as on our demo. You still need to import demo content and use specific plugins and widgets if theme requires so.

Export Options: Saves the current options to a file. This file can be later used to import options as described below. Useful when migrating to a new server.

Import Options: Loads options from an earlier exported file.

Warning ! Importing or clearing options will erase your theme current settings from Tesla Theme page . Make sure you make a backup first by "Exporting Options".

Import Demo Content

To import the content that is used on our demo page, go to WP Admin -> Tesla Theme -> Import Demo.

Warning ! Importing Demo Content will add posts and media files to your WordPress database. It is not recommended to do it if you already have your own content. If you have already created your own content in this theme and still want to import the demo content, then It would be better if you back up your data before importing the demo content.

You may encounter an error(s) due to permissions or to duplicate content. If the final message is green and successful just ignore them. If it fails or takes longer than 15 min to load please contact our support team and send your WordPress login, as well as any FTP login.

Theme Updates

WordPress will check for updates each hour and our themes will be displayed on the WP's updates page automatically.

Your Tesla Theme will have updates made available from time to time and you should update your theme when you see that an update is available. Tesla Themes highly recommends that BEFORE you make any customizations to your theme, you FIRST create a Child Theme. A Child Theme inherits all functionality from the Parent Theme (i.e., the theme that you have purchased from Tesla Themes). If you are an experienced user of WordPress and already know how to create a child theme, please do so before customization, and then do all customization on the child theme (i.e., custom css, modification of .php files, etc.) If you are a beginner, or have never created a child theme, then please refer to the WordPress Codex for more information: Child Theme and for instructions on how to manually crate a child theme.

Warning ! You will lose all the customizations made in the parent theme if you make this update. Make sure that you work with Child Theme to keep the customizations during updates. For the sake of clarity: all Tesla Themes are Parent Themes. Although you can customize this Parent Theme directly, you must always bear in mind that when Motive theme updates are made available, and you choose to update your theme, most or all of your theme customizations will be lost!

To check for updates manually go to WP Admin -> Tesla Theme and at the top click on the Check Updates button. If an update is available, the newest version will be displayed and the "Go to updates page" button will appear, clicking on it will lead you to the WordPress' updates page.

Note: Click on View Changelog before updating to see what has been added or changed.

Select the checkbox next to the Tesla Theme and then click on Update Themes

If you get any errors during this process please be sure that WP has permission to write in /wp-content folder.

Contact Form Builder

This feature is not available on all themes.

Tesla Contact Form Builder is meant to give the user as much customizability of the structure and appearance of your contact forms in the theme as the layout permits.

To create a contact form, go to the Forms menu and begin customizing the default form that has already been created.

Be sure to fill in the: ID; Receiver Email: The email address where you want the form data to be sent. Location: Specify exactly where you want the Contact Form to appear, or leave blank if you wish to use the form with a shortcode or in a widget.

The form will appear automatically in the predefined Location that was chosen in the builder. Below you can see some examples( color coresponds with image below )

Custom Posts & Shortcodes

Most of the custom posts are linked with a shortcode that you can use on any page. Some will need a specific page template to be called on. Others have their own placement and will be used as content for static locations.

The best way to understand and start working with our custom posts and shortcodes is to Import Demo Content and modify it.

Next we will explain each custom post. Its parameters and limitations of use. Don't be afraid to experiment.

Note: In the following screens, the colors from WP Admin match the generated content on the frontend.

Shortcode Images ( type 1 )

Shortcode Logistics

[tt_logistic][tt_lg_item title='CONCEPT' class='light-bulb' class_1='long-arrow-right' class_2='caret-down' size='4']A wonderful...[/tt_lg_item][...][/tt_logistic] here we have an example of shortcodes into another shortcode that generates Logistics section as shown below:

The section below was generated by following shortcode[team_member type='1' nr='4']

The section below was generated by following shortcode[team_member type='2' nr='7' new_member_img='http://teslathemes.com/...' new-member_url='http://teslathemes.com/...']

Testimonials

To create it , go to WP Admin -> Testimonials -> Add New . Choose or create a category if you want multiple/different Testimonialss on different pages.

This custom post in combination with [tesla_testimonials] shortcode will output your Testimonials in different layouts:

shortcode uses the following attributes:

layout="...": pick a layout to display.Options: 'single,'mix' default 'single'bg_url="...": choose a background layer for Testimonial sectionnr="...": pick a number of Testimonils to be displayed. Default "all"

The section below was generated by following shortcode[tesla_testimonials nr='3' bg_url='http://teslathemes.com/...']

Partners

To create it , go to WP Admin -> Partners -> Add New . Choose or create a category if you want multiple/different Partners on different pages.

This custom post in combination with [tesla_partners] shortcode will output your Partner in different layouts:

The section below was generated by following shortcode[tesla_partners layout='single']

Partners && Testimonials

[container class='testimonials-partners'][row][column size='6' class='testimonials-block'][tesla_testimonials layout='mix'][/column][column size='6' class='partners'][tesla_partners title='OUR PARTNERS' layout='mix'][/column][/row][/container] here we have an example of shortcodes into another shortcode that generates Partners and Testimonials section as shown below:

Shortcode Partners && Testimonials

Services

To create it , go to WP Admin -> Services -> Add New . Choose or create a category if you want multiple/different Services on different pages.

This custom post in combination with [tesla_services] shortcode will output your Services in different layouts:

shortcode uses the following attributes:

layout="...": pick a layout to display.Options: 'grid,'accordion' default: 'grid'type="...": choose display style. Options: '1','2' default: '1'nr="...": pick a number of Services to be displayed. Default "all"columns="...": pick a number of columns to be aligned. Options '1','2','3','4'Default '4'

[container class='main-accordion'][row][column size='3'][image url='http://teslathemes.com/demo/wp/motive/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/samsung-galaxy.png'][/column][column size='9'][tesla_services layout='accordion'][tt_skills_2][tt_skill_2 title='SMART DESIGN' description='easy to customize' icon='puzzle-piece' color='#49938b'][...][/tt_skills_2][/column][/row][/container]here we have an example of shortcodes into another shortcode that generates Accordion Service section as shown below:

[container class='main-services'][row][tesla_services columns='4' nr='4'][/row][/container]here we have an example of shortcodes into another shortcode that generates Grid Service section as shown below:

[container class='main-services'][row][tesla_services columns='3' nr='3' type='2'][/row][/container]here we have an example of shortcodes into another shortcode that generates Grid Service section as shown below:

Shortcode History

[container class='main-history' bg_color='#9a504f'][row][column size='5'][image url='http://teslathemes.com/...' url_2='http://teslathemes.com/...'][/column][column size='7'][tt_history title='HISTORY' description='Lorem...'][tt_history_item ]Lorem...[/tt_history_item][tt_history_item ]Lorem...[/tt_history_item][tt_history_item ]Duis...[/tt_history_item][/tt_history][/column][/row][/container] here we have an example of shortcodes into another shortcode that generates History section as shown below:

Shortcode History

Page Templates

Create a new page from one of the built in WordPress templates This is a great feature that lets you quickly, with only two clicks, create the exact layout that you want for your new page. When adding a new page you can choose from the four templates below:

Note: To ensure that your widget works properly, please follow the steps below and include the required information in each field.

Widget ACCORDION (sidebar)

Note: Use wordpress Text widget and use folowing shortcode [tesla_accordion][tt_acc_item title="Title one"]Description for first title goes here[/tt_acc_item][...][/tesla_accordion]

Widget TWITTER (sidebar)

Widget TWITTER (footer)

Widget CONTACT INFO

Note: To ensure that your widget works properly, please follow the steps below and include the required information in each field.

To place your widget in the location that you desire, go to WP Admin > Appearance > Widgets . Drag the widget to the footer or sidebar area. Please make sure that you have configured the widget with all of the necessary information for it to work. Refer to the screenshots here as guidance.